Genetics Lab Assistant Jobs in Riverside, CA (NOW HIRING)

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In the La Spada laboratory, we apply the tools of molecular genetics, neuroscience, and functional genomics to understand the mechanisms of neurodegenerative disease. The repertoire of diseases being actively investigated in the lab include Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Types 2 and 7, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Huntington's Disease
Your Role on the Team
Part-time (20 hrs/wk) research intern is needed to assist on research projects at a UCI lab (La Spada, located in ISEB). This is not a work-study position. The intern will have a 1000 working hours maximum. The candidate must be able to work with flexibility depending on the animal experiments and occasional weekend work. The overall goal of the project is to investigate the role of microRNAs in spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) using novel mouse models and to evaluate therapeutic potential for neurodegenerative disease. Duties include rodent handling, perfusions, dissections, tissue cryosectioning, RNA extraction and analysis, molecular biology (protein and/or RNA analysis), immunofluorescence staining, microscopy, computational image analysis (ImageJ, NIS-Elements), and data analysis/presentation.
What It Takes to be Successful
Required:

• Mouse handling
• Mouse perfusion and dissection (brain, cerebellum)
• Cryosectioning
• RNA extraction and qPCR
• Mouse handling and perfusions/dissections
• RNA extraction and molecular biology techniques

Preferred:

• Immunofluorescence staining
• Image analysis (ImageJ, NIS-Elements)

Special Conditions:

• Flexible with work schedule (occasional weekend work)

Total Rewards
In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.
Conditions of Employment:
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.
The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php
Closing Statement:
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu.
Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship
Must be able to provide proof of work authorization